We had the good fortune of connecting with Joel Cruz and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Joel, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
Leave my job that I had for over ten years

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
We decided to star our own me and my brother. Since we came to this country at least my self I wanted to have and run my business one day. I was inspired a lot of my old boss.
When I see him coming to the restaurant I work at I always said to my self “ I want to be like that one day”
I worked hard and save must I can so I invest it in.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
A roof top restaurant in LA.

My favorite

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My family, my dad that died a few years ago and my mom that still lives in my childhood in Oaxaca Mexico.
I wish my dad still alive so he can see me now working in an important city of usc and at big venues like Sofi stadium, memorial coliseum or LA convention center.

Website: https://Oaxacavillagerestaurant.biz

Instagram: @oaxaconwheels

Twitter: @oaxacaonwheels

Facebook: Oaxacaonwheels

Image Credits
Catering at Sofi stadium for their staff

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